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Title: Three Vassar girls in Switzerland
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922
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Publisher: Boston, Estes & Lauriat
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ch forthe lost, and the entertainment of guests — a never-failing occupationduring summer—is the cutting of wood. The difficulty of trans-portation renders fuel expensive; and we lay in vast stores of fagots,of wood, and of hay, for the winter consumption. The mention of dogs reminded them of one of the chief attractionsof the convent; and they were taken to the kennels, and shown thenoble animals who assist the monks in their searches. In 1830 thedogs all perished in a terrific storm, and the breed would have becomeextinct but for the fact that a pack had been sent to Hollingen, nearBerne, which was now returned to the hospice. Tfre monk told themmany interesting anecdotes of the sagacity of these dogs, — some ofthem are occasionally sent out alone, with a little flask of cordialattached to their collars. He said that they showed great uneasinesswhen the weather was stormy, as though anxious to be sent. Whenthey find an unfortunate they bark loudly, and if not heard, will clear
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THE GREAT ST. BERNARD. THE GREAT ST. BERNARD AND MONT BLANC. 2 11 the snow from him, and then run back, and by their capering andintelligent actions make themselves understood. The most famousof the St. Bernard dogs was Barry, who rescued forty persons. Onone occasion he discovered a little boy, whose mother had been killedby an avalanche, and inducing the little fellow to mount on his back,carried him triumphantly to the convent. The monk told them thatthis dog, after dying of old age, had been stuffed, and was to be seenat the museum of Berne. The Judge strongly desired to bring away a pup with him toAmerica, but after considering the matter, decided that the animalwould probably be more useful at the hospice than at a New Yorkmansion. Nikolas and Katchen are pets enough, he said to Mar-garet. I must help you in the maintenance of those children, andI will give up the idea of a St. Bernard dog. How many guests can you entertain ? he asked of the monk, hislecture note-book in hand. T

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